Conveyer



A. A. LUEKE.

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APPLICATION FILED JUNE I0, 190B.

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Swunl'oz Patented June 22, 1909.

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A. A. LUEKE.

CONVEYER.

APPLIOAT-ION FILED JUNE 1o, 1908.

Patented June 22, 1909.

iOQ 227022 QL l e/re UNTTE STATES PATENT FFTQT.

ANTON A. LUEKE, OF NEW ALBANY, INDIANA.

CONVEYER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, ANTON A. LUnitn, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Albany, in the county of Floyd and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful lmprovements in Conveyers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a conveyer for trans orting objects such as lled barrels, kegsmxes, and other relatively heavy containers, and is especially adapted for-use in mills, factories, breweries, grocery and other establishments, whereby the objects can be moved from place to place, or loaded into or unloaded from drays and cars, with a mint mum of trouble and expense and with great despatch.

The invention has for one of its objects to improve and simplify the construction and operation of devices of this character so as to be comparatively easy and inexpensive to manufacture, of durable and substantial de sign, and comparatively noiseless.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a conveyer consisting of a frame made of angle iron and provided with transverse members carrying rubber covered rollers on which the objects are adapted to move, the objects being carried forward on the rolls either by gravity, as when the conveyer is of the inclined type, or by an endless element provided with means for engaging the objects to propel the same.

l/Vith these objects in view and others, as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention comprises the various novel features of construction and arrangement of parts which will be more fully described ereinafter and set forth with particular-ity in the claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate certain of the embodiments of the invention, Figure 1 is a plan view of a ortion of the conveyer of the power type. iig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view on line 2--2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on line 3 3, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail view of one of the supporting rollers showing the cushion tire thereof in section. Fig. 5 is a plan view of a portion of the inclined conveyer. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section on line 6 6, Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a transverse section on line 7-7, Fig. 7. Fig. S is a detail view of one of the connectors between the meeting ends of two adjacent sections of the inclined conveyer.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led June 10, 1908.

Patented June 22, 1909.

Serial No. 437,771.

Similar reference characters are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings, and more particularly to Figs. 1 to 3 which illustrate the power eonveyer, A designates the skeleton frame of the apparatus, and B, the endless power element for conducting the objects along the conveyer. '.lhe framework A com rises upper parallel Z-bars 1 and lower par( le] T-bars 2 disposed immediately under the other bars and connected with the latter by connecting bars 3. Between each pair of connecting bars 3 are cross-bars 4 having their extremities 5 bent at right i ngles so as to bear on the inner faces of the bars 3 to which said extremities are secured by rivets 6. The Z-bars 1 are oppositely disposed so that the webs 7 form a forward run for the chains of the flexible element B, while the T- bars 2 are oppositely disposed so that the webs S will constitute the return run for the said endless element. The cross pieces 4 are disposed between the runs 7 and 8 and carry rollers 9 on which the objects are adapted to move as they are conducted through the conveyer. ln the present instance, each roller comprises a ball having journals 10 formed by a short bar passed diametrically through the ball and of such length as to project from opposite sides of the latter. These journals rotate the bearings or pedestals 11 that are preferably short sections of T-bar stock and secured to the cross pieces 1 by rivets 12. Each roller has a peripheral groove 13 in which is seated a rubber ring or other tire 14 which serves to minimize the noise caused by the objects passing through the conveyer. The endless element B comprises a pair of chains 15 consisting of links connected together by pivots 16 on which are rollers 17. These rollers ride on the runs 7 and S formed by the bars 1 and 2 of the framework so that the element will move with comparatively little friction and noise. The chains are connected to move together by rungs or cross rods 18 which serve to engage the ends of the objects and move them along the conveyor while the rollers 9 support their weight. At the ends of the framework A are rotary shafts 2() mounted in bearing brackets 21 and having sprocket wheels 22 over which the chains 15 pass. On the shaft 20, at one end of the conveyer, may be provided a crank 23 or other means for imparting rotary movement thereto.

In the inclined type of conveyer shown in Figs. l to 8, inclusive, the framework C comprises T-bars 24 that are oppositely disposed and connected together by substantially U- shaped cross members 25. On these cross bars are mounted the obj ect-supporting rollers or devices 9 similar' to those described in connection with the power conveyer. The framework C may be provided with legs 26 having casters 27, the legs being of different lengths as shown in Fig. 6 and connected with and depending from the cross members 25 so as to support the eonveyer at an inclination: for permitting the articles to slide down the latter by gravity. As the articles ride over the rollers, they are prevented from lateral displacement by the T-bars 24 that serve as guides. In this iorm of conveyer, the frame C is made in sections c and c1 arranged end to end and detachably connected so that the conveyer can be lengthened or shortened to suit requirements. For this purpose, the T-bars 24 are made in separate pieces and are attached to each other by connectors 2.8 in the form of hooks rigidly secured to one section oi' the frame and adapted to engage in apertures 29 on an adjacent section. A conveyer of this design is of substantial and durable construction, easily handled, and comparatively noiseless in use.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and oi' the method of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains, and while I have described the principle of operation of the invention, together with the apparatus which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the apparatus shown is merely illustrative, and that such changes may be made when desired as are within the scope ci the claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is 1. In a conveyer, a pair 0i' spaced parallel bars forming guides, cross members connected with the bars, a plurality orl independently mounted rollers carried by each cross member, and a rubber or other tire on each roller for reducing noise.

2. In a conveyer, the combination of a frame consisting oi a pair of .ZZ-bars, a pair of llbars disposed below the same, side members connecting corresponding bars of each pair together, cross members connected with the side members, and rotary object-supporting devices on the cross members, said bars being arranged to form runs, with an endless element comprising chains, rollers on the chains moving on the runs, and transversely-extending members connecting the chains together and forming means for moving the objects through the conveyer.

In testimony whereof I aihx my signature in presence oil two witnesses.

ANTGN A.. LUEKE.

'Witnessesz WALTER DAVIS, GEORGE A. FERREE. 

